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isey-iake and wear in the manner as the Esquires and gentlemen which have land to rent to the value of © 1 L by year . C 15 . Clothiers shall make cloths accordingly , & c . ! Ehe Statute of Laboiu * ers , 23 Edw . 3 , c . 5 , was canfirmed in the 2 nd Richard 2 c . 8 and all Sheriffs

, , ahroTighout England were commanded to proclaim the saiae , * £ he 13 Eich . 2 nd , stat . 1 , c . 8 , ordained that the Justices of the Peace in every county , in two of their Sessions to be holden betwixt the Feast of Easter and S ± _ Michael , shall make proclamation by their

discre-& £ , -according to the dearth of victuals , how much every mason , carpenter , tiler , and other craftsman , ¦ workman and other labourers by the day , as well in largest as in other times of the year , after then * efegrae , shall take by the day with meat and drink , or without meat and drink , between the two sessions Be & resaid .

It -was ordered by the 12 Eich . 2 , c . 6 . That no aecvant of husbandry , or labourer , nor servant ( or ) fistiiicer , nor of victualler , shall from henceforth bear any ( buckler ) sword , nor dagger , upon forfeiture of & e same , but in time of war for the defence of the "realm of England , & c . They were , however , to have

lows and arrows , and use the same on Sundays and Islydays , and leave all playing at tennis or football , and other games called coits , dice , casting of the stone ( jEaHes ) , and other such importune games . By c . 3 of the same act , artificers , as servants and apprentices , were compelled to serve in harvest , to

eiai , gather , and bring in the corn . The 4 Henry IV ., c . 14 ( 1402 ) ordained that no Sibourer be retained to work by the week , nor that no labourers , carpenters , masons , tilers , & c , shall take any hire for the holydays , nor for the evens of feasts , where they do not labour but till the hour of noon , " bat only for the half day , upon the pain of paying to leaking for every time that he so doth the contrary , 3 XS .

161 . In the Inquisition taken on the 19 th day of March , 1345 , at Stamford , before Matthew Brown , IFSseheator of the Counties of Lincoln , JN orthumberjfeaut (?) , and Rutland , the following names occur in ifie . list of officers of Croyland Abbey : —

Eobert de Heten - Carpentaria . Simon de Elmington Comentarius . Eobert de Tatersall Plumber . The six greater officers of the Abbey were the—Magister Operis Master of the Works . Eleemosynarius Almoner . Pitanciarius Care of Pitances .

Sacristri Sexton . Camerariug Chamberlain . Celerarius Cellarer . —Bibliotlieca TopograpMa , Vol . iii ., p . 51 .

F 10 . . 49 . 162 . Tlie foundation stones of Deerhui-st Church , founded by Duke Odda , in . 1053 , aud of Ilewley Abbey , Oxford , founded by Ela Longespee , Countess

Masonic Facts.

of Salisbury , 1230 , are in the Bodeleian Library Oxford . — Gentleman ' s Mag ., I 860 , p . 622 . ' 163 . The Choir of Dunkeld Cathedral , built by Eobert the Mason , 1318-1337 . —The Cathedrals of Great Britain , Bev . Mackenzie Walcott , p . 335 . ( Fio-, 48 , Masons' Marks , Dunkeld Cathedral . ) b ' The foundation stone of the Nave was laid by Bishop Eobert Cardeny , on the 27 th April , 1406 .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

"Harry Gr . " ( Masonic Notes and Queries , No . 82 , ) asks for the names of buildings , on which "Mason ' s marks have been found . I send herewith a list of those in my possession . —B . "W . S ., Leeds . YORKCliffords Tower , 11 Cent .

Monk Bar , 14 Cent . * St . Leonard ' s Hospital . Multangular Tower , about A . D . 250 . St . Mary ' s Abbey , 1270 . Hospitium . The ' Cathedral . Crypt 1070 and 1160 .

, N . and S . Transepts and Nave . Ruins of the Archbishop ' s Palace . Cattoriek Bridge Ripon Cathedral , various dates . Fountains Abbey , various dates . Kirkstall Abbey , 1152 . Jervaulx Abbey , 1132 .

Roche Abbey , 1147 . Eurness Abbey , various dates . Bolton Abbey . Gloucester Cathedral , 1180 . Kirkby Lonsdale Bridge . New Shorehara . Church . Bristol Cathedral , 1160 . Knaresbrough Castle , temp . Henry 3 rd . Ashby de la Zouch Castle . ^ MALTON- —¦

Old Church . Tho Lodge . St . Michael ' s Chapel . Reading Abbey . Bradford Parish Church . St . John's Church , Leeds . Canterbury Cathedral .

"Worksop Priory . Haddon Hall Gateway , 1452 . Malmesbury Abby Church . Leicester , St . Marv do Castro , 1320 . St . Mary , Redclifte . Lincoln Cathedral , 1200 . Melrose Abbey .

Roslyn Chapel , 1446 . Brechin Round Towers , 1020 . Maison Dion , Brechin , 1264 . Melgund Castle , 1542 . Grantham Church . Tewkesbury Abbey Church , 1102 . Chichester Cathedral .

Leicester Castle . Carlisle Gateway , 1528 . Peterborough Cathedral , 1117 . Chapel Royal , Holyrood , 1128 , 1180 . St . Mary ' s Holyrood . Edinburgh Castle , Crown Room , 1600 . Holyrood Palace Tower , 1520 .

Grey Friar's Church , Edinburgh . Dunkeld Cathedral , 1227 . Cathedral of St . Magnus , Kirkwall .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1862-03-29, Page 2” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 1 July 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_29031862/page/2/.
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NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 5
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 6
PORTRAIT OF BRO. CREW. Article 7
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 7
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES. Article 8
MASTERS AND WARDENS. Article 8
AGED MASONS' WIVES. Article 8
HELE. Article 8
HIGH PRIESTHOOD. Article 8
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 9
METROPOLITAN. Article 9
PROVINCIAL. Article 10
YORKSHIRE (WEST.) Article 13
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 13
SCOTLAND. Article 13
INDIA. Article 13
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
MARK MASONRY. Article 17
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Masonic Facts.

isey-iake and wear in the manner as the Esquires and gentlemen which have land to rent to the value of © 1 L by year . C 15 . Clothiers shall make cloths accordingly , & c . ! Ehe Statute of Laboiu * ers , 23 Edw . 3 , c . 5 , was canfirmed in the 2 nd Richard 2 c . 8 and all Sheriffs

, , ahroTighout England were commanded to proclaim the saiae , * £ he 13 Eich . 2 nd , stat . 1 , c . 8 , ordained that the Justices of the Peace in every county , in two of their Sessions to be holden betwixt the Feast of Easter and S ± _ Michael , shall make proclamation by their

discre-& £ , -according to the dearth of victuals , how much every mason , carpenter , tiler , and other craftsman , ¦ workman and other labourers by the day , as well in largest as in other times of the year , after then * efegrae , shall take by the day with meat and drink , or without meat and drink , between the two sessions Be & resaid .

It -was ordered by the 12 Eich . 2 , c . 6 . That no aecvant of husbandry , or labourer , nor servant ( or ) fistiiicer , nor of victualler , shall from henceforth bear any ( buckler ) sword , nor dagger , upon forfeiture of & e same , but in time of war for the defence of the "realm of England , & c . They were , however , to have

lows and arrows , and use the same on Sundays and Islydays , and leave all playing at tennis or football , and other games called coits , dice , casting of the stone ( jEaHes ) , and other such importune games . By c . 3 of the same act , artificers , as servants and apprentices , were compelled to serve in harvest , to

eiai , gather , and bring in the corn . The 4 Henry IV ., c . 14 ( 1402 ) ordained that no Sibourer be retained to work by the week , nor that no labourers , carpenters , masons , tilers , & c , shall take any hire for the holydays , nor for the evens of feasts , where they do not labour but till the hour of noon , " bat only for the half day , upon the pain of paying to leaking for every time that he so doth the contrary , 3 XS .

161 . In the Inquisition taken on the 19 th day of March , 1345 , at Stamford , before Matthew Brown , IFSseheator of the Counties of Lincoln , JN orthumberjfeaut (?) , and Rutland , the following names occur in ifie . list of officers of Croyland Abbey : —

Eobert de Heten - Carpentaria . Simon de Elmington Comentarius . Eobert de Tatersall Plumber . The six greater officers of the Abbey were the—Magister Operis Master of the Works . Eleemosynarius Almoner . Pitanciarius Care of Pitances .

Sacristri Sexton . Camerariug Chamberlain . Celerarius Cellarer . —Bibliotlieca TopograpMa , Vol . iii ., p . 51 .

F 10 . . 49 . 162 . Tlie foundation stones of Deerhui-st Church , founded by Duke Odda , in . 1053 , aud of Ilewley Abbey , Oxford , founded by Ela Longespee , Countess

Masonic Facts.

of Salisbury , 1230 , are in the Bodeleian Library Oxford . — Gentleman ' s Mag ., I 860 , p . 622 . ' 163 . The Choir of Dunkeld Cathedral , built by Eobert the Mason , 1318-1337 . —The Cathedrals of Great Britain , Bev . Mackenzie Walcott , p . 335 . ( Fio-, 48 , Masons' Marks , Dunkeld Cathedral . ) b ' The foundation stone of the Nave was laid by Bishop Eobert Cardeny , on the 27 th April , 1406 .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

"Harry Gr . " ( Masonic Notes and Queries , No . 82 , ) asks for the names of buildings , on which "Mason ' s marks have been found . I send herewith a list of those in my possession . —B . "W . S ., Leeds . YORKCliffords Tower , 11 Cent .

Monk Bar , 14 Cent . * St . Leonard ' s Hospital . Multangular Tower , about A . D . 250 . St . Mary ' s Abbey , 1270 . Hospitium . The ' Cathedral . Crypt 1070 and 1160 .

, N . and S . Transepts and Nave . Ruins of the Archbishop ' s Palace . Cattoriek Bridge Ripon Cathedral , various dates . Fountains Abbey , various dates . Kirkstall Abbey , 1152 . Jervaulx Abbey , 1132 .

Roche Abbey , 1147 . Eurness Abbey , various dates . Bolton Abbey . Gloucester Cathedral , 1180 . Kirkby Lonsdale Bridge . New Shorehara . Church . Bristol Cathedral , 1160 . Knaresbrough Castle , temp . Henry 3 rd . Ashby de la Zouch Castle . ^ MALTON- —¦

Old Church . Tho Lodge . St . Michael ' s Chapel . Reading Abbey . Bradford Parish Church . St . John's Church , Leeds . Canterbury Cathedral .

"Worksop Priory . Haddon Hall Gateway , 1452 . Malmesbury Abby Church . Leicester , St . Marv do Castro , 1320 . St . Mary , Redclifte . Lincoln Cathedral , 1200 . Melrose Abbey .

Roslyn Chapel , 1446 . Brechin Round Towers , 1020 . Maison Dion , Brechin , 1264 . Melgund Castle , 1542 . Grantham Church . Tewkesbury Abbey Church , 1102 . Chichester Cathedral .

Leicester Castle . Carlisle Gateway , 1528 . Peterborough Cathedral , 1117 . Chapel Royal , Holyrood , 1128 , 1180 . St . Mary ' s Holyrood . Edinburgh Castle , Crown Room , 1600 . Holyrood Palace Tower , 1520 .

Grey Friar's Church , Edinburgh . Dunkeld Cathedral , 1227 . Cathedral of St . Magnus , Kirkwall .

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